NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.

Clean
Energy Fuel Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE)
has facilitated the filing of grant applications for 168 heavy-duty
trucks equipped with the latest near zero engine technology and powered
by Clean Energy’s Redeem™ renewable natural gas, which will contribute
to lowering
emissions on Southern California roads, thanks to funding made
available by the Carl Moyer Grant Program. The program funds clean
technologies aimed at improving air quality and is administered by the
South Coast AQMD. With the support of Clean Energy, grant applications
for 168 vehicles were submitted for a diverse array of trucking
applications including port
trucks that service the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,
regional delivery trucks, and concrete
mixers.

“Trucking companies are looking for solutions that will help them meet
California’s stricter emissions regulations. By pairing near zero engine
technology with Redeem,
fleets can achieve near zero tailpipe emissions without sacrificing
power, speed or reliability,” said Greg Roche, Clean Energy’s vice
president of sustainable trucking. “Clean Energy’s grants
team is dedicated to assisting fleets with obtaining grants and
providing financial support to fleets, so they can easily transition to
the cleanest trucks available powered by the cleanest fuel available.”

New trucks that receive Carl Moyer funding are taking advantage of Clean
Energy’s Redeem
Dollar Deal Program, which is helping customers switch to a zero
emissions solution, a combination of the new CWI natural gas engine and
Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel. The first 250 qualifying trucks
are locking in a $1 per gallon rate on Redeem for one year, available at
all Clean
Energy stations throughout California.

Clean Energy worked with the Harbor
Trucking Association (HTA) to provide education on the availability
of grants and the benefits of applying. The HTA is the leading voice of
port drayage with over 100 member companies operating more than 10,000
trucks in America’s West Coast ports.

The transportation sector is responsible for about 40 percent of
California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and more than 80 percent of
the state’s NOx, or smog-forming emissions. Making the switch from
diesel to near zero RNG trucks is vital to achieving the state’s GHG
reduction goals and cleaning the air around California’s transportation
corridors. Near zero engines are certified by the EPA and California Air
Resource Board to have 90
percent lower emissions of smog-forming NOx than today’s heavy-duty
engine standard. Studies by the University of California, Riverside have
found that NOx emissions from near zero engines are 99 percent cleaner
than in-use diesel engines.

When near zero emission trucks are fueled by RNG, GHG emissions can be
reduced by 60 to 400 percent. In 2017, over 67 percent of natural gas
fleet fuel consumption in California was with RNG, and this number is
expected to climb to about 90 percent by the end of this year.

About Clean Energy

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas fuel and
renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for transportation in North America. We
build and operate compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas
(LNG) stations and deliver more CNG, LNG and RNG vehicle fuel than any
other company in the United States. Clean Energy sells Redeem RNG fuel
and believes it is the cleanest transportation fuel commercially
available, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 percent. For
more information, visit www.CleanEnergyFuels.com.

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